But top theoretical physicist Prof Jim Al-Khalili asked Brits not to shun smart computers and urged schools to teach children about the tech, to ease fears of a Terminator-style war between man and machine.

Games

Robots can already beat most humans at chess, but they are set to compete in all strategic walks of life

AlphaZero repeatedly played through billions of games, learning the rules and analysing strategies.

It was good enough to beat the world champion chess programme, Stockfish 8. Physicist and author Prof Max Tegmark said: “AI is poised to challenge the best human strategists even beyond game boards – for example with investment strategy, political strategy and military strategy. Such real-world strategy problems are typically complicated by human psychology.”

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ROBOTIC sex dolls are becoming more and more lifelike and are being developed with sophisticated movements that closely mimic humans.

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Languages

WE will soon understand other languages perfectly.

The Google translate app can already translate 27 languages instantly. It can also interpret street signs, ingredient lists, instruction manuals and other texts.

Google has released £159 Pixel Buds, earphones that translate conversations in real time. Last month, Google Home smart speakers became the first piece of AI-enabled tech that could understand conversations which switch between two different languages.